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Luzerne County Facility Receives Grant Funding to Boost State Hemp Industry

Matteo Paganelli
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Once outlawed for over 80 years, industrial hemp in Pennsylvania recently received a boost in funding. WVIA’s Tom Riese reports, a company in Luzerne County was selected to develop a hemp industry accelerator program.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 5/22/23)

Tom Riese is a reporter for the WVIA News team and host of Morning Edition.